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Horse profile

Covie Lad (USA)

8yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2010) · Last trainer Paul John Gilligan · Last owner Nsw Syndicate
by Royal Anthem (USA) out of Lyphard's Starlite (USA) (Lyphard)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Sep 2010 — 5,889 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2010 2 wins · Kilbeggan & Roscommon Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Covie Lad (USA) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Aug 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 106.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating106At career-high mark
106 97–106

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 20 Aug 2010 Official rating 106 at the last run, 20 Sep 2010

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 125A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4125A112.5—
Soft4121A115—
Heavy2106A101.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6121A110—
2m5f – 3m4120A111.5—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Royal Anthem (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,350 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses).

Strongest on good going: 12.9% from 529.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7228.6%+18.7—
Good to Firm10387.8%−2.10 from 2
Good5296812.9%+31 from 5
Good to Soft211209.5%−0.40 from 1
Soft311247.7%−2.21 from 5
Heavy158127.6%−2.30 from 2
Standard (AW)3100%−9.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.9—
6f – 7f9111.1%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f2314.3%−5.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5635.4%−4.5—
1m5f – 2m387277%−2.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4425111.5%+1.61 from 7
2m5f – 3m3674010.9%+10 from 6
Over 3m651116.9%+71 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lyphard's Starlite (USA) (Lyphard)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hollywood Critic (USA)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +0.50
Good 5 1 20% +4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 2 1 50% +7.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +4.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −1.50
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 1 1 100% +8.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alain Cawley 7 1 14% −1.50
A E Lynch 4 1 25% +5.00
P W Flood 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr M J O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Ken Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 5 1 20% +4.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 6 1 17% −0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −5.50
Chase 4 1 25% +5.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 5 runs
20 Sep 10+31d Ballinrobe www.thetote.com Chase 2m6f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-5 106— A E Lynch 14/1
20 Aug 10+21d Kilbeggan Scanlons Bar & Restaurant Beginners Chase 3m1f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-12 —125A A E Lynch 8/1
30 Jul 10+1d Galway Guinness (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (88-109) 2m2f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 13/18 2 11-6 9799C Mr M J O'Connor 7/1
29 Jul 10+13d Galway Perfect Pint Beginners Chase 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 18 ran RO/18 — 11-12 —— A E Lynch 7/1
16 Jul 10+475d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 2m6f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 hd 11-12 —120A A E Lynch 20/1
2009 · 4 runs
28 Mar 09+24d Navan Oldcastle Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m6f · Good · 27 ran 22/27 2 11-7 103104C P W Flood 14/1
04 Mar 09+18d Fairyhouse Book Online For Easter Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m7½f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 ¾ 11-0 104106A Alain Cawley 9/1
14 Feb 09+16d Gowran Park Happy Valentines Day Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m4f · Soft · 20 ran 8/20 1¾ 10-8 105109A P W Flood 16/1
29 Jan 09+132d Thurles Moycarkey Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 11-9 10597C Alain Cawley 6/1
2008 · 6 runs
19 Sep 08+19d Listowel John Fletcher Memorial Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 3m · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 2½ 11-2 104117A Ken Whelan 9/1
31 Aug 08+24d Killarney Murphy & Maloney Developers Novice Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 5/15 3½ 11-7 104111A Alain Cawley 8/1
07 Aug 08+7d Sligo (IRE) Martin Reilly BMW Dealer Novice Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 11-7 104113A Alain Cawley 7/4F
31 Jul 08+23d Galway St.James's Gate Novice Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 11-1 104— Alain Cawley 9/1
08 Jul 08+16d Roscommon Open A tote Account Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 10-13 104121A Alain Cawley 9/2
22 Jun 08 Gowran Park Inistioge Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 7 11-7 103105A Alain Cawley 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Covie Lad won?
Covie Lad (USA) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Covie Lad?
Covie Lad (USA) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 20 September 2010.
Who is Covie Lad's sire?
Covie Lad (USA) is by Royal Anthem (USA) out of Lyphard's Starlite (USA), whose sire is Lyphard.
What going does Covie Lad prefer?
Covie Lad (USA) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Covie Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 20 September 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Covie Lad's sire's record?
Royal Anthem (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,350 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.9% from 529.
Who are Covie Lad's siblings?
Out of Lyphard's Starlite (USA), Covie Lad (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.